The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-30

tax receiver ana assessor.
To amend section 1923 of the Code as to
continuances for the relief of Henry j. Lawn,
of Macon.
To require defendants in affidavit cases
to withdraw affidavits of forgery made to
a plaintiffs deeds in all cases where it shall
appear that said deed or deeds have been
lost or destroyed.
To amend section ., 1888 of the Code by
inserting warehouse receipts, elevator re-
ceiptS and bills of lading.
For the relief of the Home Provident
Safety Fund Association, of New York.
For the relief of James Jordon on the
bond of William V. Garry, j. w. Gary
and James Jordon.
To authorize the City Council of Augusta
to collect by execution sums due the city for
water used on premises from the Augusta
water works.
In the House.
In the House this morning consideration
of the bill to sell or lease the Western and
Atlantic railroad was resumed with Mr..
FELTON,, of Barlow on the floor. He said
that he wanted TO again put himself on
record as being bitterly opposed to the sale
of the property and he believed that ma
jority of the people of the State were with
him on this question. He wanted to see
Representatives from the mountains and
wiregrass section gather lovingly around
this road and protect it from agencies which
were seeking to get it from the people of the
State. He regretted to see a member from
the grand old county of Chatham (Gordon)
favoring the sale of the road. He remem-
bered the time when that grand old man,
Francis S. Barlow, of Chatham, had fight
in opposition to the sale of the property
This road had done much for Georgia and
her present prosperity. During the war it
was this road that transported our
m
road that has been an Alladin's
lamp to Georgia is now to be hawked about
as a peddler would his wares The man
who seeks to sell this road votes to wipe out
one of the main pillars of the educational
fund of the State If this road is sold the
Legislature must resort to direct taxation
TO maintain the public school system.
The gentleman from Webster (Mr Har-
relD had only few days ago introduced
bill to sell 1S6 shares of Georgia railroad
stock, the dividends on which have been
going to the public school fund. The public
school system was being jeopardized. He
reviewed the resources of the public school
fund and showed how they were gradually
being cut off.
ALL DwINDLING AWAY.
The liquor tax of 100000 was gone. or
very nearly so Then there was the $40, 600
from the lease of convicts. That would in
all probability be wiped out The dividends
from 1856 shares OF Georgia railroad stock
was going. The tax from theatrical per-
formances is diminishing under the rules of
the Railroad Commission. All the funds
are dwindling away and dropping
from view The man who votes for
the bill votes to doom the children of this
State to illiteracy and ignorance. The gen
tlemen say that they want to pay the debts
of the State. Down in the Finance Commit
tee they got wild when they talked about
taxation. Why, Georgia is taxed less than
almost any State in the Nnon.
He thought that there was wonderful sim
Iarlty between the scheme proposed by the
majority report and the one that was engin-
eered by Bullock, Kimball, Bryant and
Foster Blodgett. Neither of them fixed
price on the property. If the road could be
rented for $1,000 per month, and Gov.
Brown says that it is worth
that that much dt and and suppose that you
to run the road, in fourteen wears the State
debt would be wiped out of existence BY
selling the road You stop the flow into the
pockets of the people of Georgia of $500, 900
per year. Gov Brown Knows more about
that road than any man in the State. Gov.
Brown, and | have his statement for it, says
that if that road was sold that the proceeds
OF the sale and the bonds of the State would
never meet
Mr.. Harrison asked for the date of the
statement
Mr.. FELTON, sent one Of his historical scrap
books to Mr.. Harrison, and continued by
saving: You will find the whole story
there written in a most interesting manner.
hope you will read it.n
HAD EXTRACTS READ.
The speaker sent TO the Clerks desk and
had read, as part of his argument, several
extracts of statements made by Senator
Brown upon the value of the property
when it was leased, the improvements
put on the road from time to time, and the
statement of Julius l.. Brown, attorney for
the lessees, made before the investigating
committee in 1852, disclaiIning any intention
of making a claim for betterments, and
also the recently written letters of Gov
Brown, threatening TO wreck the road un-
less he was paid for betterments. There
were two parties, il will be remembered
who were after the road. There was the
Macon, headed by Ben Hill, William b.
johnson, and A. j. Miner, and
Atlanta headed by Gov. Brown and II. J.
Kimball. who had associated with him
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Radical scalawag
spirits black and spirits gray-a motley
in the case Of that road or in improve
ments on the property. All Of the
improvements were paid for out of
the money that the people of Georgia would
have got for the lease ca this magnificent
property if the ends of justice had not been
thwarted by money to push the scheme
through money paid to attorneys, money
paid TO lobbyists and money paid right and
left.
TREMENDOUS PROFITS.
The lessees were making to-day in clean
cash 500 700 per year. and the road rented
for only $4,000 per month. The business
was increasing daily. He had no objection
70 making Gov. Brown a preferred lessee
II he would come forward Ike little man
at the end Of the lease and say 30 the State,
''just let me continue b. own this property
and ] will give you $4,000 per
month. The gentleman from Chat
ham tMr Gordon, had talked a
few days ago about competing
lines, the GOodwater, Sweetwnter, or some
other water extension, and the Augusta
and Knoxville and other rival lines. lie
WA afraid II none Of them The Western
and Atlantic railroad was giant.
able 10 cope with any rival.
and Ia 10 majesty laughs
~ All Efforts b. build oomlafing lines ~ ia
lufs "A IA any way "Mf speaker, II / va
coy@noT Of Georgia, aud any one made an